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Simon Mak

Assistant Professor of Statistical Science
Statistical Science
214 Old Chemistry, Box 90251, Durham, NC 27708-0251
214 Old Chemistry, Box 90251, Durham, NC 27708-0251

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Statistical Science · 2019 - Present Statistical Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences · 2020 - Present Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, University Institutes and Centers

Recent Publications


Soft-hard framework with exact four-momentum conservation for small systems

Journal Article Physical Review C · July 17, 2025 A new framework, called X-SCAPE, for the combined study of both hard and soft transverse momentum sectors in high-energy proton-proton (p-p) and proton-nucleus (p-A) collisions is set up. A dynamical initial state is set up using the 3D-GLAUBER model with ... Full text Cite

Bayesian inference analysis of jet quenching using inclusive jet and hadron suppression measurements

Journal Article Physical Review C · May 1, 2025 The JETSCAPE Collaboration reports a new determination of the jet transport parameter q in the quark-gluon plasma (QGP) using Bayesian inference, incorporating all available inclusive hadron and jet yield suppression data measured in heavy-ion collisions a ... Full text Cite

Local-Transfer Gaussian Process (LTGP) Learning for Multi-fuel Capable Engines

Conference AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition AIAA Scitech Forum 2025 · January 1, 2025 Data-driven engine surrogate models have been widely used to emulate in-cylinder trends of pressure and heat release rate for a wide variety of applications. For example, engines using multi-fuels, e.g., varying fuel cetane number (CN) or different sustain ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


C-SCAPE: A Comprehensive Event Generator for Chromodynamics with a Statistically and Computationally Advanced Program Envelope

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Texas A&M University · 2025 - 2027

Collaborative Research: Cost-Efficient and Confident Sampling for Modern Scientific Discovery

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2023 - 2026

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Education, Training & Certifications


Georgia Institute of Technology · 2018 M.S.
Georgia Institute of Technology · 2018 Ph.D.
Simon Fraser University · 2013 B.S.

External Links


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